Chapter 240 Teacher Tian (34)

It must have been November 2003 when the film bureau leader took the initiative to call Wang Xiaoshuai and asked him to notify Jia Zhangke, Lou Ye and other well-known independent directors at the time to sit down and talk face to face...

This symposium was later dubbed by the media as "Seven gentlemen of independent films jointly submitted a letter to the Film Bureau."

Two years before this, China had just joined the World Trade Organization, and its imported film quota had increased from 10 to 20 films per year since 1994.

At that time, imported blockbusters had already had an impact on the domestic film market: in 1995, "True Lies" had a box office of 102 million in China. Together with movies such as "Forrest Gump" and "Red Zone", imported films accounted for 80% of the total box office. %; The appearance of "Titanic" in 1998 even achieved a box office of 360 million.

In order to resist the impact of Hollywood films and at the same time enhance the artistic competitiveness of domestic films, it makes sense for this group of independent directors who have been winning awards overseas to become regular directors.

But after becoming full-time employees, these people still haven't delivered business results...

Jia Zhangke produced "The World", Wang Xiaoshuai produced "Green Red", Lou Ye produced "Purple Butterfly"...

The market doesn’t buy it at all!

A bunch of people even said that after being recruited, they had no spiritual energy!

In fact, this predicament was doomed many years ago.

Whether it is Lu Chuan who entered the film school at the same time as Jia Zhangke, or Zhang Yuan, Lou Ye, Wang Xiaoshuai, etc. who were earlier than him, these sixth-generation directors in China received systematic European film education during their students - film It is a work of art rather than a commercial product!

Their works often present more personal and artistic aesthetics and expressions - but the public prefers ups and downs stories and shocking visual effects.

Destiny rolls in with the torrent of the times. At a certain moment, they represent pioneers, but in front of the times, they are nothing!

…

"How many scripts have you written this year?"

"I haven't counted this...it should be no more than ten."

"Then do the math now!"

Shen Xudong nodded: "I wrote "Witness" and "The Tailor" for Teacher Chen Daoming, "Manslaughter" for Teacher Gong Li, "Mobile Phone 2" for Director Feng Xiaogang... and two horror movies for Tang Ren Company. The scripts include "The Fox Wife in the Mountain Village", "The Legend of the Xing'anling Hunter"... As for movies, by the way, Xingmei also asked for a horror script, and I'm writing "The Return of the Paper Man"... That's it for the time being;

The TV series... "Sword" has been filmed, and "The Condor" is still casting... "Beauty's Scheming" has been launched... By the way, I also wrote a new book "Struggle"..."

Yang Lan was surprised: "Wow! So many... new books "Struggle"?"

Shen Xudong nodded: "Shen Haobo... my producer urged me, so I wrote it..."

"What is "Struggle" about?"

Shen Xudong was a little embarrassed: "I originally planned to write a story about the entrepreneurship of the post-80s generation, but as I wrote it, it changed its shape... But it should be good to make into a TV series... I am in contact with director Bao Gang, and he has completed the project "What can I do to save you, my love?" Let's save the script together..."

Yang Lan nodded: "I'm looking forward to it!"

"Thanks…"

"Where did you find the time to write such a script?"

Shen Xudong smiled: "I will set a task for myself. I will write a little bit every day. Generally speaking, a movie script will be released in two days. A TV series will be slower. For 30 episodes, it will take twenty days...A novel, It was almost finished in a month!”

"...Then how long do you write every day?"

"About two hours!"

"How many words can you write in an hour?"

"More than three thousand words...I am a computer coder..."

Yang Lan finally asked a question: "Can you be a director?"

Shen Xudong thought for a while and then said: "It depends on the situation..."

"what's the situation?"

"If I could find a director who could realize my vision, I wouldn't have to make the movie myself!"

"This is difficult!"

Shen Xudong smiled: "It's okay, I'm only 20 years old, I still have a long time."

…

"Interviews with Yang Lan" is very short, each issue lasts about thirty minutes.

Shen Xudong recorded and watched it for about an hour. There were only two parts, one talking about novels and works, and the other talking about movies...

There is no mention of life or anything else, which has been discussed in "Dialogue" before.

From this perspective, Yang Lan is more responsible than Lu Yu. At least she can prepare lessons. Lu Yu's standard has dropped too much since "A Date with Lu Yu" became a daily broadcast...

Don't always criticize Yang Lan. In 2001, her speech about Moscow's bid for the 2008 Olympic Games really shocked the world!

Therefore, she asked for Shen Xudong’s contact information, but the latter did not refuse...

I don’t mean anything else, I just think there is something worth learning from her!

Don't underestimate these media people. They deal with elites from all walks of life in politics and business all day long. They have access to many resources, and the big river is full and the small river is gurgling.

Often while doing business, personal matters are also taken care of.

Didn’t you say that you went to XX office to find the key?

In fact, those who work in the media have seen the luxury and exquisiteness in foreign countries and the West, and it is natural for them to pursue it. However, they ignore the objective laws of development and want to take shortcuts...

Compared with hard work, the media themselves have taken shortcuts and obtained wealth that should not belong to them, making them deny the value of hard work!

The more incompetent and enjoying welfare, the more they think they deserve more...

At that time, we were too far behind. After seeing the prosperity, many people's spines were completely broken, and they even made ridiculous remarks such as ethnography, thinking that we were destined to lag behind Europe and the United States...

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""The Aviator"...I don't want to sell it for the time being..."

"I think this is a very romantic story. If it is to be filmed...who is it? Master Tian Zhuangzhuang? Then...can I meet him?"

I received a call from Zhang Guoli, saying that someone wanted to buy the copyright of "The Aviator", but Shen Xudong politely declined...

He felt that "The Aviator" was not suitable for Feng Xiaogang...

Then I heard Tian Zhuangzhuang’s name.

Shen Xudong... subconsciously wanted to agree, but he felt it was unreliable, because no one could understand the things directed by Tian Zhuangzhuang!

But Shen Xudong wants to express business and inspire public empathy...

Director Tian's film is too self-centered.

Zhang Guoli said: "He is going to meet with you to discuss in detail..."

"Okay...wait until I come back from Venice..."

"Then I'll wait for your triumphant return!"

"Haha...Thank you Uncle Zhang for your blessing."